GMA-7 and GMA NewsTV Channel 11 topped royal wedding coverage

The Philippines has no royal family, but a wedding is a wedding and
Filipinos, romantics at heart, will skip their usual TV fare to watch a royal
couple say 'I do.'
"The proof? Over 4 million Filipinos in Mega Manila alone were tuned in
yesterday to the British Royal Wedding of Prince William of Wales to
commoner Catherine Middleton, based on AGB Nielsen overnight ratings.
"And after weeks of heavy Royal Wedding promotions from practically all the
TV networks, two ratings winners emerged.
"From 5 to 8 in the evening—the royal caravan towards Westminster Abbey
to the bride's breathtaking reveal in her Sarah Burton for Alexander
McQueen dress, throughout the wedding ceremony proper, and till the
couple's joyful carriage ride as husband and wife—GMA-7 and GMA News
TV Channel 11 were the no. 1 and no. 2 networks in terms of ratings, based
on AGB Nielsen data for Mega Manila.
"GMA-7 hit 30.7 household shares for this time band. GMA News TV, just a
two-month old news and documentary channel, followed GMA-7, with 22
household shares for the same period.
"GMA News TV was the first free TV Channel to broadcast the wedding live,
starting as early as 3 pm with its Royal Wedding: March to the Altar
coverage, after first breaking the biggest news of the day: Merceditas'
Gutierrez announcement of her resignation as Ombudsman.
"Normally the fourth-ranking free TV network, GMA News TV saw its ratings
climb to a historic high on the Royal Wedding day, at a certain point leading
all the free TV networks in ratings. By 6 pm, GMA-7 ratings picked up with
GMA's special coverage of the same event, becoming the leader for the rest
of the evening.
"GMA News and Public Affairs has been preparing for its combined coverage
for months, sending top anchors Jessica Soho, Vicky Morales and Connie
Sison to London for first-hand reports on the royal festivities. GMA-7 and
GMA News TV's no. 1 and 2 ratings prove, once again, that GMA News and
Public Affairs is the Filipinos' most trusted source of news and information.